Sash-cord fastener.



H. M. HARDY.

SASH- CORD FASTENEB.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1908.

Patented June 1, 1909.

c No. 923,168.

v HERBERT MANSELL HARDY, or UNLEY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA.

SASH-COBD FASTENER.

I H R Y, afsubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Miller street, Unley, in the State of South Australia, Commonwealth of Australia,accountant, have invented a Sash- Cord Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionv relates to an improved means for securing sash cords, and constructional details connected therewith, the object of the same being to provide a means I whereby sash cords can be readily fitted on to the window sash without necessitating the removal ofthe sash from its frame; The invention also provides means where- A by the 1 sash weights are rendered more readily accessible for attachment to a new cord afterthe old cord has been broken.

'I will now proceed to describe my invention by aid of the accompanying illustrative drawings, in which- Figure '1. is a perspective side elevation of the sash, showing clips for securing the cord. Fig. 2. 1s a section on l1ne 2-2 of Fig. 1.

' Fig. 3. is a side view. Fig. 4. a front view,

clipandFig- 5 a plan view of the carrier and In each of thedrawings similar letters of reference are used to denote similar or corresponding partswherever they occur.

Anordinary sliding sash is shown at a and works vertically in the window grooves in the well known manner. A recess is formed in the sash at?) as has hitherto been the custom for the accommodation of the sash cord, but instead of merely placing the cord thereon a slide carrier 0 is permanently secured withln the recess.

The sllde carrier consists of a body part the upper portion of which is bent over at (Z the said portion cl being arranged to lie horizontally in a recess on the upper portion of the sash, the bend at the top being of a rounded nature so as not to damage the material by bending it too abruptly at right anglesh'This slide carrier is formed with grooved edges 6 for the reception of the slidingclip f which is inserted in the vertical partof the slide carrier, and for the reception of the slidecover g which works inthe horizontal portion of the slide carrier on the top of the sash. The upper portion ofthe slide clip'is bent at right angles at 72 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 21, 1908. Serial No. 411,900.

Patented June 1, 1909.

the arrangement being such that the bent portion lies adjacent to the upper portion of the slide carrier when the slide clip is in its secured position as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The slide clip is further characterized by notched portions or projections j of which there may be several arranged upon the clip, their construction being such as to enable them to be bent into and grip upon the sash cord is which said sash cord passes over a pulley at the top of the window frame in the usual well known manner and is attached at its opposite end to a sash balance weight.

The method of securing the cord by means of the notched portion or projection j will be readily understood from the drawings. The method of securing the slide clip consists in simply inserting the same within the vertical part of the slide carrier and pressing it downward until the portion h of the clip comes to rest upon the portion 03 of the carrier. As soon as this position is reached the slide cover 9 is drawn forward in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3 until it passes over the portion h of the slide clip thereby securely holding the same and preventing its removal from the carrier. In event of the sash cord becoming broken it is only necessary to press the slide cover 9 backward in the opposite direction to that shown by the arrow when the slide clip may then be readily removed from the carrier and the end of the old cord is extracted therefrom and replaced by a new one.

Any convenient class of metal may be used for the construction of my invention the size and shape of which may be varied within reasonable limits and the contour and form of the notched portion j can also be varied, it being desirable however to form plain projecting portions thereon as'shown in the illustration which are readily accessible to be operated upon by ordinary pliers.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:

A sash cord fastener comprising a carrier having grooved edges, a portion of said carrier being bent at right angles and being adapted to be seated in a groove in the window sash, a slide having its edges engaging the grooved side of the carrier and having a bent portion adapted to engage I In testimony whereof I aflix my signature with the bent portion of the carrier, at slidin presence of two Witnesses.

in cover opera-tin in said bent portion of 4 w T n13 carrier and ad pted to engage With the HERBERI MAL SELL HARDY' bent portion of the slide to hold the same \Vitnesses:

in place, and means on the slide for engag- JOHN H'Enenntr Comm, mg the sash cord. JOSEPHINE MARGARET MORONEY. 

